Wagon-coupling.



J. l1 MORRIS.

WAGON GOUPLING.

APPLIGATION FILED PEB. 23, 1907. :G L

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Wi h1 @vom auswahl "UNITED STATES,A PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN MORRIS, OF BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA.

wAeoN-coUrmNe.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee; 1, 190s.

Application med February 23, 1907. Serial No. 358,809.;

ing moved a considerable distance before thel trail wagon `is started', as `is desirable when the loads lare heavy, and also constructed 1n such manner that isis adapted, irre-l spective oi" the distance between the wagons, to hold the trail wagon in the proy er course or track and against casual wan( ering into the rough unbeaten part of a road.

llothe attainment oi. the foregoing object the `invention consists inthe peculiar construction, novel combination and adaptation oi parte hereinafter described and particularly' pointed out in the claim appended.

in the accompanying drawings, forming.

part hereof: Figure i is a view illustrating a torward wagon and part of a rear or trail7 wagon .connected together through themediuni of my improvements. l Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal vertical section illustrative oi the.sp`eciiic construction of my novel coupling Fig. 8 comprises disconnected perspective views of the parts entering into the coupling. l Similar numerals designate .corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings, referring to which: s l

l the forward wagon of a train.

2 is the rear or trail wagon, 3 is tl'ie'di'ait chain employed in the conventional .manner intermediate the wagons,

and 4, 5 and 6 are the members of my novelcoupling. The forward coupling member 4 is made of inetalin the form of a tube which is open at its rear end; and it is provided at its forward end with a latT-liead 7 which is designed to bo bolted or otherwise iixedly connected to the rear axle of the forward wagon i., asshown. From the said axle of the jforward wagon l, the tubular member 4 extends rearward, arid at an intermediate point olE its length it is connected through the medium ot a hanger 8 to the rear portion of the body or box of said wagon. The intermediate coupling member-5 is a metal rod movable ei'idwise in the forward tubular.

member 4, and this intermediate member is provided at its rear end with a bifurcated head 9, the arms of which are apertured, as v indicated by 10. The rear coupling member 6 is a stub tongue oi' pole, preferably of tough wood, iixedly connected with the forward aX-le of the trail wagon 2 and' provided at its forward end with a metallic 'fixture 1,1 in which is an aperture 12. `This 'fixture 11 is designed to be positioned in thebifuicated y head 9 of the intermediate member 5, and connected thereto by a bolt 13.

With the parts lor members of my novel.' cou lin arranged as illustrated relative to 'f ot er and the forward wagonand rear or trail wagon, it will be apparent that when the loads of the wagons lare very heavy and it. is necessary to lengthen thedraft y chain 3 so that the forward wagon may be put under way before the "trail wagon is started, the "trail wagon may be allowed to hang back almost the length of the intermediate or rod-member 5,v which iii practice is about three feet long, and yet when both wagons are under way the coupling as a Whole will retain the v"trail wagon in its .proper coursey in the track of a road and against lateral wandering or deiiection from the track into the rough,untraveled portion of the road.l It will also be apparent that in y addition to holding the ti-ail wagon in the proper course in rearof the forward wagon -iirespective oi' the distance between the wagons, my novel coupling will eiiectually.

prevent the trail wagon from approaching the 'forward wagon too closely or colliding with the same.

It will be gathered from the foregoing that my novel coupling in addition to being simpleand inexpensive, is readily attachable to wagons at present in use aswell as to new wagons, and is well adapted to withstand the rough usage to which wagon devices are ordinarily subjected. c

l have particularly described the construction and. relative arrangement of the parts comprised in this the present and prevferi'ed embodiment of my invention in order to impart a definite understanding of the said embodiment. to be understood as confining myself to the said specific construction and relative ar- -I do not desire, however,

rangement-ot parts as such changes or modi- .y fications may be made iii practice as fairly` fall within the solope of' myu invention as/itsuleient len-gib to remain slack and idle claimed. i l during the starting of the forward Wagon Having described .my invention what Il I, and while said rod is moving longitudinally laim an desire to secure by Letters Patent,

ried. i In testimony whereof I aix my signature 1n presence of two Witnesses.

The combination in a Wagon train, of a forward Wagon, a rear wagon, a rod movable longitudinally and held against lateral E JOHN F. MORRIS. movement on one Wa on by which it is car- Witnesses: A il) ried and coupled to t 1e other Wagon, and a NATHAN L. BAKER,

flexible draft cable between the wagons, of JOHN ENAS.

vvith respect to the Wagon by which it is car- 

